Combined cigarette humidor and delivering device.



L. A. GOEBEL. COMBINED CIGARETTE HUMIDOR AND DELIVERING DEVICE.

APPLICATION .E'ILBD APR.29, 1913.

Patented Apr, 21, 191%,

@FFI E' I Lee a. council, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ccicninnn orchestra summon AND nnrivnmice savior To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Leo Gonsnil, a

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invent new and useful Improvements in Combined Cigarette Humidor and Delivering Devices,

.of which the following is I a specification An obgect of the invention is to provide a device to include ahumidor for cigarettes to retain the tobacco thereof in a moist and fresh condition, and whereby cigarettes can be individually delivered from the interior of the device.

The invention embodies, more particu" larly, a receptacle adapted to contain ciga.

rettes and constituting a humidor'and which is operable in connection with a box-like member supporting thereceptacle whereby the cigarettes can be separately delivered from the box totheuser.

In the further disclo-sure'of the invention referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting apart of this specification, in which sinn'iar characters of refer- .ence denote corresponding parts in all the views, and m whlchz,

Figure l, is a vertical sectional view of the device, the full lines indicating the normalv position or" the receptacle and the dotted lines indicating a position of the receptacle when it is desired to deliver a cigarette therefrom. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse "casing 12 has lilie receptacle,

and is adapted to slidably receive the receptacle 10, a supporting plate 13 having the upper edge thereof grooved being arranged centrally in the casing 12 and proyecting upwardly from the bottom thereof so that when the receptacle 10 is pl ced within the container 12 the supporting plate 13 w ll pass through the slots 11 of the receptacle,

as shown in Fig.1.

Curved apertured partitions Mare prothe receptacle 10 is broken away to disclose the unthe upper side thereof open= Bpecifieation of Letters Patent. Pa'tented App, 21 1914 Application filled. April 29.1913. Seria1'No .764,409.

vided in the receptacle 10, thus forming compartments l5 in which are arranged suitable perforated cylinders 16, containing moistening agents 16. I

Now assuming that the device isin the pos tion shown in Fig.1 and that anumber of cigarettes l? are contained in the receptacle 10 and lieupon the partition it; it will be readily apparent that the inoistening. de

vices 16 WIlIIQE-Cllly' retain the air in the recsptacle sufiiciently moist so that the tobacco liver a cigarette to the user, the receptacle 10 is grasped between thefingers of the user,

suitable thumb grips 18 being provided on" the receptacle for this purpose, and an upward pull is exerted on' the receptacle, thus sliding the receptacle upwardly and out-- wardly from the casing 12. Now when the upper curved edge of the" supporting plate 13 is approached by the up'p er faces or the partitions 14:, due to the raising of the receptacle 10 in the casing 12, it will be read 'ily apparent that one'of the cigarettes on the partition will gravitate on to the curvedupper face of the supporting platefandfif now permitted to drop back into the casin 12, the cigarette will be exposed adjacent t e upper face of the receptacle when the. receptacle reaches its normal position within the casing inasmuch as the return of thereceptacle within the cusing brings the upper face of the supporting plate 13 within t e slot in the upper face of the receptacle .10, as shown in F 1g. 1; and, therefore, the cigarette which the user desired will be exposed and can be readily removed from the plate 13.

When it is desired to fill the receptacle 10 with cigarettes it is necessary only to raise the same a suffic'ient distance to open the upper slot 11 and which is normally closed by thesupporting plate 13, and the cigarettes can then he dropped into the receptacle to lie upon the partitions 14: where the tobacco of the cigarettes willbe kept-moist and fresh. The side walls of the casing 12 are provided with cut away portions 19 to expose the thumb grips 18 of the receptacle 10 so that the operator can'rcadily grip the receptacle and lift casing 12 in order that the partitions will be brought nearer to the curved upper face of the supporting plate so that the cigarette of the cigarettes will not become dry or 'br1t-tle, hut-will retain its flavor and he soitt and pliable. Now when it is desiredto de the samerelatively to the will gravitate on to the upper face of the plate and beeupported thereby upon the return of the receptacle within the casing 12.

The device described is of simple and durable construction and can be madeof either Wood or metal. Furthermore the device not only provides a humidor out also presents :1 structure whereby individual cigarettes can be easily and quickly delivered to the user, it being understood that one cigarette is delivered each time that the receptacle 10 is partially removed from the casing 12. T

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

in a device ofthe class described, the combination with receptacle having transverse slots in the upper and lower feces thereof, of a cas'ng adapted to slidably receive the receptacle, a supporting plate carried by the casing and projecting through the slots in the receptacle, with the upper edge of the supporting plate normally lying flush with .the upper face of the receptacle, curved upertured partitions Within the receptacle to support cigarettes which will normally lieagainst the sides of the supporting plate and. whereby :1 single cigarette will be delivered to the curved face of the supporting plate when the receptacle is slid upwardly and mrtiully out of engagement with the sziid. easing, epcrtured cylinders carried within the receptacle adjacent the curved partitions therein, and inoistening agents carried Within the said cylinders for supplying moisture to the tobacco of the cigarettes on the said. partitions.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

'QEO A. GOEBEL.

Witnesses HELEN G. DALEY, Nome-ii? J. SMITH. 

